In his quest to fulfill his campaign promise to improve healthy living status among Osun people, Osun State Governor, through the State Primary Healthcare Development Board, has commenced distribution of drugs and medical consumables to the 445 non-focal health centres across the State. The drugs and medical consumables, which are scheduled for distribution to the…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Monday commiserated with the family and colleagues of late Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, whose death was announced on Sunday, May 14. The Ministry disclosed this in a post on its official Facebook page. The statement partly read, “The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs…
A bride, identified as Temilade Salami, has got people talking after wearing a white suit, trousers, and hat for her civil wedding ceremony. Reacting to a video of her wedding which went viral on Monday, Salami tweeted, “To say I don’t see this coming is a big lie. What is more TRUE is that, it…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a digital currency called e-Naira to Nigerian tertiary institutions to enable members of the academic environment to offer better payment prospects in retail transactions when compared to cash payments and to enable students to pay their school fees through e-Naira. The Branch Controller of CBN in Jos,…
Ahead of the 10th National Assembly inauguration in June, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has revealed why he will not be judged by his ministerial appointment. Akpabio made this known in Abuja over the weekend while addressing journalists. Speaking about the allegations of fraud during his tenure as Niger Delta…
Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said “the first product of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will be in the market before the end of July, beginning of August this year.” The billionaire businessman said the project was the realisation of a “clear opportunity” for Nigeria. He stated this during the official…
The Supreme Court has fixed May 26 for the judgment delivery in a case by the Peoples Democratic Party praying for the disqualification of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shettima, the Vice President-elect. Also, the party implored the court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice James Abundaga, which held that…
The Osun State Police Command on Sunday launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a commercial motorcyclist in the Owode-Ede area of the state simply identified as Segun. According to sources, Segun lived in Owode-Ede with his family, where he also worked as a commercial motorcyclist. Colleagues of the deceased said some-yet-to-be-identified…
Cook-a-thon record breaker, Hilda Effiong-Bassey, popularly called Hilda Baci has spent over N1.1m on a lunch date with her friends. Baci’s friend, in a video clip reposted by Instablog9ja, was heard saying after church service on Sunday, they all visited a restaurant for lunch. She explained that after placing their orders, the bill was N1.1m,…
